Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey To Unlock The Secrets Of The Universe by Mike Massimino

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Many children dream of becoming an astronaut when they grow up, but when a six-year-old Mike Massimino saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon he knew what he wanted to do when he beca me an adult. But NASA rejected him; then when he applied again they turned him down because of his poor eyesight. For the next year he trained his eyes to work better and finally, at the third time of asking, NASA accepted him. So began Massimino's 18-year career as an astronaut , and the extraordinary lengths he went to to get accepted was only the beginning. In this awe-inspiring memoir , he reveals the hard work, camaraderie and sheer guts involved in the life of an astronaut; he vividly describes what it is like to strap yourself into the Space Shuttle and blast off into space, or the sensation of walking in space, as he did when he completed a mission to service the Hubble telescope. This 2017 Simon & Schuster, Limited Paperback is in very good condition. ISBN: 9781471149542 SKU: 1571405 This image is of the actual book. Show more